And Barcelona and Real Madrid continuing to make The UCL Semi finals (Barca for the last 4 and Real Madrid for he last 2) and Barca wining it in 2006 2009 and 2011. And Porto and Benfica making continuous appearances in the tournament and making the knockout stages.

and fc porto won the champions league in 2004 and the uefa cup (before the europa league in 2003) and all the time braca won the champions league as well. iberian teams and stepping up there game in all competitions

That was probably the case of Beira - Mar: they were winning 3 - 0, one of Académica's players was sent off and it still ended in a draw...It's a problem when you live in a country with great weather and great beaches: in one moment you are concentrated, in the next your mind is drifting away...